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hotpath-rs vs XConnect

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hotpath-rs compared with XConnect
Detail hotpath-rsXConnect logo XConnect
What it doesA Rust performance profiler for finding CPU, memory, async, SQL, HTTP, I/O and lock bottlenecks SSH client with RDP, VNC, SFTP and a built-in AI agent
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inPL CN
Pricing modelOpen source Freemium
PricingFree and open source under MIT license Free: unlimited connections and groups for SSH, Telnet, VNC and serial with 1 jump host and 2 SSH tunnels. Pro: $8/month or $68/year adds RDP, unlimited jump hosts and tunnels, unlimited snippets, 300 AI uses/month, custom AI providers, cross-device sync and role-based access control. Lifetime: $88
Key features
  • Time, CPU & memory profiling
  • Async observability for futures, channels and streams
  • I/O monitoring for files, TCP and compression streams
  • SQL query profiling for sqlx and Diesel
  • HTTP calls profiling for reqwest and ureq
  • HTTP server profiling for axum routes
  • Concurrency metrics for Mutex and RwLock
  • Tokio runtime monitoring
  • Prometheus & Grafana integration
  • CI regression detection with automatic benchmarking
  • RDP remote desktop on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android
  • Unlimited jump hosts and SSH tunnels in Pro and Lifetime plans
  • Batch scripts with run history and cron schedules
  • Two-pane SFTP with drag-and-drop file transfer
  • Import sessions from Xshell, MobaXterm, PuTTY and SecureCRT
  • Works fully offline without requiring an account
  • End-to-end encrypted cross-device sync with self-hosted option
  • Broadcast input to run commands across multiple panes simultaneously
What makes it different
  • No overhead when disabled—all macros compile to no-ops
  • Deterministic instruction counts with Callgrind for stable CI regression checks
  • Instruments real applications with real workloads, not isolated benchmarks
  • MCP server for AI agent integration
  • Live TUI dashboard and static reports
  • Replaces five separate tools with SSH, RDP, VNC, SFTP and serial all in one application
  • Preserves workflow habits from Xshell, PuTTY and MobaXterm for easy switching
  • AI agent confirms destructive commands instead of just answering questions
  • Cryptographically verifiable audit log with one-click integrity proof
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)54 +2 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)130
Citation Flow (Majestic)3418
Referring domains (Majestic)15124

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